Appendix 2	Contents of 3.5" HD disk 

Introduction

This 3.5" HD disk contains 4 files in fixed ASCII format and one file in 
Microsoft Word format (README.DOC). 
Data from this 3.5" HD disk may only be used with proper reference to the 
accompanying report (Frich, P., Rosenrn, S., Madsen, H. & Jensen, J.J., 1997: 
Observed Precipitation in Denmark, 1961-90. DMI Technical Report 97-8).


Station File

The station catalogue (STATION.DAT) describes the number, name, position, 
elevation and quality of 300 Danish stations at the end of 1990. 
Each record of the file contains information about one station. 
The file is sorted by station number and has the following layout:

Position	Format	Description
1-5 		I5	Station number
6-8 		A3	Country code (always DK)
9-28 		A20	Name of station at the end of 1990
29-30 		I2	Latitude (degrees)
31-32		I2	Latitude (minutes)
33-33		A1	Northern (N) or Southern (S) hemisphere 
34-36 		I3	Longitude (degrees)
37-38		I2	Longitude (minutes)
39-39		A1	East (E) or West (W) of Greenwich
40-43 		I4	Elevation above mean sea level in metres
44-44 		A1	Quality of shelter (A = best, D = worst, 
			cf. Table 1 in report)
45-45 		A1	Quality of time series (c.f. Section 5, 
			Results and description below)

Quality code	Description

H		Homogeneous, rigorously tested and possibly adjusted
T		Tested, possibly adjusted but not perfectly homogeneous
I		Inhomogeneous series which is presently unadjustable





Normal File

Normal values for the standard normal period 1961-90 are contained in one file 
(NORMAL.DAT). The file contains normal values from 300 Danish stations, 
described in the Station Catalogue. 
The file is sorted by station number. Each record of the file contains monthly 
and annual values from one station in the following format:

Position	Format	Description			

1-5		I5	Station number (see Appendix 1, Station Catalogue)
6-12		I6	Period (always 196190)
13-17		I5	January normal value (mm)
18-22		I5	February normal value (mm)
23-27		I5	March normal value (mm)
28-32		I5	April normal value (mm)
33-37		I5	May normal value (mm)
38-42		I5	June normal value (mm)
43-47		I5	July normal value (mm)
48-52		I5	August normal value (mm)
53-57		I5	September normal value (mm)
58-62		I5	October normal value (mm)
63-67		I5	November normal value (mm)
68-72		I5	December normal value (mm)
73-77		I5	Annual normal value (mm)





Monthly File

Time series for the standard normal period 1961-90 are contained in one file 
(MONTHLY.DAT). The file contains monthly values from 300 Danish stations, 
described in the Station Catalogue. 
The file is sorted by county, station number and year. Each record of the file 
contains monthly values from one station and year in the following format:

Position	Format	Description

1-5		I5	Station number (see Appendix 1, Station Catalogue)
6-8		I3	Element number (always 601, cf. Frich et al. 1996)
9-12		I4	Year
13-17		I5	January value 	(0.1 mm)
18-22		I5	February value	(0.1 mm)
23-27		I5	March value	(0.1 mm)
28-32		I5	April value	(0.1 mm)
33-37		I5	May value	(0.1 mm)
38-42		I5	June value	(0.1 mm)
43-47		I5	July value	(0.1 mm)
48-52		I5	August value	(0.1 mm)
53-57		I5	September value	(0.1 mm)
58-62		I5	October value	(0.1 mm)
63-67		I5	November value	(0.1 mm)
68-72		I5	December value	(0.1 mm)
73-75		A3	County code	(first 3 letters in County name)
